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Afghan girls cover their faces as they ride on swings during the first day of the Muslim holiday of the Eid al-Adha, in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

Afghan girls cover their faces as they ride on swings during the first day of the Muslim holiday of the Eid al-Adha, in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

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An exterior view of the Metropolitan Correctional Center jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in the Manhattan borough of New York City. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

An exterior view of the Metropolitan Correctional Center jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in the Manhattan borough of New York City. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

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Lava is seen glowing inside the crater of the Nyiragongo volcano inside the Virunga National Park near the eastern Congolese city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Cong. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

Lava is seen glowing inside the crater of the Nyiragongo volcano inside the Virunga National Park near the eastern Congolese city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Cong. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

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Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren autographs a copy of The Mueller Report with "I Read This Report" at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren autographs a copy of The Mueller Report with "I Read This Report" at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

North Korea test fires a new weapon, in this undated photo released on August 11. KCNA via REUTERS

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

North Korea test fires a new weapon, in this undated photo released on August 11. KCNA via REUTERS

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Kashmiri women shout slogans during a protest after the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

Kashmiri women shout slogans during a protest after the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

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Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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Greta Thunberg, Swedish "Fridays for Future" climate activist, stands next to climbing equipment that hangs from an illegal tree house in the Hambach Forest that is supposed to be chopped away for the nearby open-cast brown coal mine of German...more

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Greta Thunberg, Swedish "Fridays for Future" climate activist, stands next to climbing equipment that hangs from an illegal tree house in the Hambach Forest that is supposed to be chopped away for the nearby open-cast brown coal mine of German utility RWE, west of Cologne, Germany. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

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An Army soldier carries an infant as they evacuate flood-affected people to a safer place in Sangli district in the western state of Maharashtra, India. REUTERS/Stringer

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

An Army soldier carries an infant as they evacuate flood-affected people to a safer place in Sangli district in the western state of Maharashtra, India. REUTERS/Stringer

Relatives mourn their dead kin outside the Morogoro referral hospital, after a fuel tanker exploded killing a crowd of people collecting liquid from puddles in jerry cans in Morogoro, eastern Tanzania. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

Relatives mourn their dead kin outside the Morogoro referral hospital, after a fuel tanker exploded killing a crowd of people collecting liquid from puddles in jerry cans in Morogoro, eastern Tanzania. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman

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A Portland Timbers fan celebrates after a Timbers goal during the second half against the Vancouver Whitecaps at Providence Park in Portland. The Timbers beat the Whitecaps 3-1. Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

A Portland Timbers fan celebrates after a Timbers goal during the second half against the Vancouver Whitecaps at Providence Park in Portland. The Timbers beat the Whitecaps 3-1. Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

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A child participates in a protest rally titled "Guard Our Children's Future" with her parents at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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A child participates in a protest rally titled "Guard Our Children's Future" with her parents at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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Sheep are seen at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Mogadishu, Somalia. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Sheep are seen at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Mogadishu, Somalia. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters take to the hills to form flashlight-carrying human chains during the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day when families traditionally gather to gaze at the moon and eat mooncakes while children swing colorful lanterns.

Southeast Asia has suffered for years from annual bouts of smoke caused by slash-and-burn clearances of forests for farms and palm oil plantation land, raising worries about public health and the impact on tourism.

An unprecedented surge in wildfires has occurred since Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January vowing to develop the Amazon region for farming and mining, ignoring international concern over increased deforestation.

Some of the 10 Democratic presidential candidates meeting in their third debate took shots at front-runner Joe Biden, while others called for unity during a night dominated by questions around race, guns and healthcare. Here is a look at how each of the top 10 candidates did in the Houston debate.

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